Discovery and the Culture of Astronomy
Abstrak
The process by which discoveries are made and accepted is central to progress in astronomy. The manner in which papers are refereed, telescope time is awarded, and research funds are allocated evolves (at best) slowly with time, lacking a systematic procedure by which it is evaluated and modified. It would benefit from greater diversity, e.g., witness the great success of astro-ph. The culture by which astronomy is done should be subjected from time to time to the same scrutiny as research proposals and journal publications. Decadal surveys, in those countries that undertake them, should be a good mechanism for conducting such process assessment and recommending change. Accelerating the Rate of Astronomical Discovery sps5 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Topik & Kata Kunci
Penulis (1)
Robert Williams
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2010
- Bahasa
- en
- Sumber Database
- Semantic Scholar
- DOI
- 10.22323/1.099.0001
- Akses
- Open Access ✓